CP LUMPINI BANGKOK

What is your Priority Club status?
SPIRE

Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Quite Happy

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
BOOKED = Entry Level on points (booked noon, day before arrival)
GIVEN = King Delux (non smoking).... Modded 6pm day before arrival

How are the rooms?
o Good furnishings in good condition. Colour scheme a bit on dark side though. Good size rooms, sofa, table, work desk+chair, large TV
o Bath, cubicle shower, twin sinks. Instant copious hot water, nice toiletries + towels
o For those not familiar here, these Deluxe rooms are bigger+nicer than the club-rooms (in old days it was always better to have dlx+lounge than a clubroom ! )

How is the exec. lounge?
Not provided foc any more and not needed this visit as late checkin, early departure

What was good and what was bad?
+ GOOD
o staff (ground floor bellboys/concierge, checkin staff)friendly/efficient/helpful/welcoming
o Comfy Bed in good room, in convenient location, quiet aircon (100m from Silom MRT.. is main reason I rebooked here)
o Upgrade on award night (fyi no smoke smell in my NS room)
o offered late checkout but not needed (checkin 8pm, checkout 9am...part reason IC Bangkok not needed this night, plus MRT Blue Line right here)
o Checkin desk carefully informed me I did not have either lounge or breakfast included (which I knew before I booked and did not need)
o Location of Hotel (Patpong Night Market 5min 500m nearest IHG hotel, Silom MRT blu-line 100m, 7-11 shop just 75m from hotel)

-BAD
o Nothing

Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
o 25k points (us$125-150 ratio us%5-6/1k so 3840++thb - 4600++thb) is ok value for CP here. Probably better than 20k points needed for all HIE/HI hotels in Bangkok now or 40k for the IC
o Yes 25k v 40k at IC if no RA benefits works . And is worth the 5k ptemium over the various HI/HIE hotels in Bangkok
o Cash would for most IHGers be good value, (BUT as RA, my corp rate at CP is a wash to that at IC so I personally shan't book paid nights here whilst I am RA )
o Now no more 15k HIE's in Bangkok, If I need points night in Bangkok in future, I believe I prefer 25k at CP versus 40k at IC or 20k at HI/HIE (or 30k ? Indigo)